[*BCM*] Dooring etiquette

[Caitlin Menotti]

The same thing happened to me last week.  A mini van turned left in front of
me leaving me no time to stop.  I tried to turn away as much as possible.
 But, it hit me, I went down, and they kept driving away!  They parked in
their apartment complex nearby so I ran after them not really knowing what
to do.  Like you, I was more calm then I should have been because I thought
I was alright.  I told her to pay more attention and to have a good night.
When I got home, I thought how stupid it was to not get her contact info.
 She got off rather easy for a hit and run.  Thankfully, I did too.
 Although, my whole left side is still covered in bruises.

Unfortunately, I realized tonight that my frame is bent.  So, I take that as
a lesson well learnt that exchanging information is a good idea.  Other than
that, I also don't really know what to do.

But, I sympathize.

Caitlin


On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Aaron D. Ball <aarondball at gmail.com>wrote:

> So I got doored on my way home tonight.  No injuries, headlight was in
> pieces but went back together OK.  I dodged and braked and dropped the
> bike and yelled "fuck" while I was in the air.
>
> The guy was quite apologetic.  I was weirdly nice to him, completely
> not angry, just told him I was OK, asked him to watch out next time
> and wished him a good night.
>
> I came away with the feeling that I should have been more pissed off,
> or at least should have acted more serious so he'd be more likely to
> remember the incident and mend his wicked ways.
>
> What do people do in the event of accidents that are bad enough that
> you go down, but that aren't bad enough for cops and ambulances?  In
> retrospect it seems at least exchanging contact info would have been
> wise, in case a problem turned up later.
>
> I hesitate to flood the list again so soon after the Seattle drama, so
> if this is another hot-button issue, feel free to write to me and I'll
> summarize.
>
> --Aaron.
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